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'The Shire' rose Description 
  
  
  
  Photo courtesy of galusik / Vasilieva Galina
HMF Ratings: 
71 favorite votes.  Average rating: 
EXCELLENT-.
 
Bloom: Russet.  Rust red & smoky lavender.  Mild, apple, opinions vary fragrance.  16 to 24 petals.  Average diameter 3.25".  Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.   
Habit: Medium, bushy, rounded.  Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  
 Height: 47" to 5¼' (120 to 160cm).  Width: 47" to 5¼' (120 to 160cm).
 
Growing: USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden.  Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. .  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..   
Patents: European Union - Application No: 20091427   New Zealand - Patent No: 31987  on  3 Jun 2016 Application No: ROS1015  on  17 Apr 2014   United States - Patent No: PP 21,709  on  15 Feb 2011   VIEW USPTO PATENT Application No: 12/590,206  on  4 Nov 2009 Inventors: Carruth; Thomas F. (Altadena, CA)This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Floribunda Rose. It has as its seed parent the variety known as `WEKcocbeb` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 18,870) and as its pollen parent the variety known as `WEKvossutono` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 18,473).....description is of 3 to 4 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown outdoors in Pomona, Calif. in the month of October.
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